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Meet PHA's Transplant Email Group Committee
Many PH patients will consider or have questions about transplant during their PH journey. PHA's Transplant email group is a place where patients, family members and transplant recipients can ask their transplantrelated questions and connect with people who have received transplants. The email group is organized by the Transplant Committee, consisting of three transplant recipients and one transplant social worker. Read on to meet each committee member and learn about their unique connections to transplant and PH.
Angie Eldam
"I was diagnosed with primary PH in 1990 and had three small children depending on me. I was on Flolan® therapy, and as my health progressively worsened, I was listed for transplant. On Oct. 6, 1995, I received a double lung transplant at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, Texas. I currently volunteer with our local organ procurement organization, LifeGift, to promote organ donation awareness. My children are now in their 20s, and I have had many experiences and hit a few speed bumps in my transplant journey, and I would like to use my experience to benefit others. I think this group is important to open the door for PH patients to ask questions regarding transplant and also for transplant recipients to support each other like our PHamily has always done."
Sheri Lusk
"My name is Sheri Lusk, and I am a licensed master social worker. I have been a medical social worker for more than 10 years and began working with people who have PAH in June 2011. I have already worked with a number of people who have gone through the transplant process. It can be a scary and overwhelming time. I feel like groups like this email group are extremely valuable to help people navigate the process before and after transplant together. And the fact that it is specific to PH makes people's journeys even more similar, although everyone's journey is unique. I enjoy being a part of the committee that is working to grow and improve this group and to be able to tell the people I work with about it."
BreAnn McFarland
"I was diagnosed with PPH in 1994, and I was told I probably would not live long enough to celebrate my next birthday. At that time, I didn't know where to find support or information. I couldn't even find anyone who knew what PH was, so I was ecstatic to later learn about PHA. With the help of my pulmonary doctor and PHA, I found the hope I needed to fight for my life. I started Flolan® in 1995, but unfortunately, it did not lower my pressures. I had been on Flolan® for two years when I finally admitted to myself that I was not getting any better, and on my eighteenth birthday I was put on the waiting list for a double lung transplant.
Five years later, on Dec. 8, 2002, I received the gift of life. I remember the fear I felt and the questions I had when I was listed. As a member of the Transplant Committee, I now have the chance to help others with those same fears and questions. One of the most important philosophies that I have lived by is to take one day at a time, both with PPH and transplant. Otherwise, you will become so overwhelmed that you'll drown in worry and fear. I am a survivor."
Shirley Craig
"Twenty-one years ago, I was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension secondary to congenital heart defects. The doctors told me I needed a heart/lung transplant. Eighteen years later, I was transplanted at The Methodist Transplant Center in Houston, Texas. Now, I am on a different journey. Now, I have the strength and energy to go places and do things I couldn't even consider before. The best thing … no more PH!"
Heather Martin
"I was diagnosed with PH in June 2003 at the age of 27, two weeks after I graduated from college with my master's degree and two weeks before my wedding. It was an extremely difficult time for our family to say the least.
We began treatment right away with Dr. Murali Chakinala at Barnes Jewish in St. Louis. We worked our way through Tracleer®, sildenafil, Remodulin® (sub-q and central line) and finally Flolan®. Fortunately, I was able to continue working through this time (I am a social worker for the state of Oklahoma).
My health continued to decline and I was listed for transplant in January 2007. I went on Long Term Disability with my job and my husband and I relocated to St. Louis on New Year's Day 2007. We received our call on February 17, 2007.
My recovery was slow and filled with many bumps in the road, but ultimately was a huge success. I was discharged from the hospital in May 2007 and was able to return home to Oklahoma in June. I have chronic rejection, but my symptoms seem to be stable and my PFT's are stable as well. I returned to my job in August of 2007 and things have gone very well for us.
My husband and I decided to start a family and we welcomed our son on January 22, 2010. He is the joy that we always hoped for, but never dared expect with my health. My transplant saved my life and gave us the opportunity to have a family. We are so grateful to our family for their support and our extended family at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis for the miracle that they gave to us."
Editor's Note: Shirley Craig served as Pathlight editor from 2000 – 2006.


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Storm Damage in Wetmore, Texas
Has your property experienced storm damage in Wetmore, Texas? High winds, hail, and any other inclement weather is becoming more and more common. It can damage roofs, siding, and windows in area properties. Call Complete Clean Water Extraction now for a quick response! We have been trusted for 20 years to get to you quickly in order to contain the damage, prevent further damage, and restore your property to its pre-storm glory.
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"The San Antonio hail storm caused damage across the city - Knowing there was a lot of damage, I was really worried that I could get help quickly, but was fortunate that I called Complete Clean - Eric came to the house right away & we had the carpet & pad pulled up with driers going in less than 2 hours from the time I called. I am a realtor and always am asked for referrals from my clients......Eric will always be #1 on my list for all the services he provides! "
- Carole Sutherland
Wetmore Wind Damage
High winds in Wetmore damage houses and commercial buildings, especially when speeds exceed 50-60 miles per hour. Depending on the severity of the winds, trees can be uprooted or large branches can fall. High-speed winds in Wetmore can result in devastating damage to your home's siding, fences or roof. Complete Clean Water Extraction provides total restoration of wind-damaged properties in Wetmore, and have been since 2003.
Wetmore Hail Damage Remediation
Once a severe storm strikes and winds heighten, the updrafts of the wind can cause hail to form. Dirt and dust particles from the strong winds are carried high into the cold, top sections of storm clouds, and once those particles freeze, tiny balls of ice are formed. Once the updraft of the wind weakens, the hail will fall. More than just vehicles are vulnerable to hail damage. When hail can cause damage to your roof in Wetmore, and your siding and windows. Hail damage can cause punctures, rips, tears, or bruises in the shingle mats of your roof. Hail can pelt your windows and your siding, leaving holes or punctures. If you require siding or roofing repairs from Wetmore storm damage, call the restoration experts at Complete Clean Water Extraction today.
Wetmore Storm Damage Restoration Experts
With over 20 years experience in storm damage restoration in Wetmore, Complete Clean Water Extraction has been providing reliable Wetmore storm damage repair from hail and wind that you can trust. Our fast response time to a storm disaster in Wetmore helps minimize any further potential damage to your property or contents and helps keep the storm damage repair costs down. Our Wetmore restoration team at Complete Clean Water Extraction will assess the Wetmore storm damage and will plan our solution for restoring your Wetmore property to its pre-damaged condition. We will properly secure your Wetmore property in a timely manner and ensure insurance claims are processed smoothly. Complete Clean Water Extraction have been trusted to provide exemplary restoration for Wetmore storm damage since 2003.
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★★★★★ - "Alex was very responsive and paid close attention to detail which really helped make this ordeal go buy a lot smoother we really appreciate your help in getting our home dried in a timely manner. Definitely would recommend to friends and family."
Shimul N., Water Damage Restoration in San Antonio, TX2021-07-09
★★★★★ - "Sammy and his crew were awesome, they really were really professional and patient as I was freaking out when I saw the bottom floor to my house covered in water. He walked me through the whole process step by step to guide me through that dramatic experience. Thanks again, Sammy."
Vic M., Dry Out Services in San Antonio, TX2021-07-07
★★★★★ - "OMG first of all Alex is the best, my water line under my kitchen sink leaked & flooded my entire kitchen. Alex was able to save all of my brand new cabinets & had the place dry in 5 days! He even helped me with my insurance who was a huge pain the entire process. Thanks for all the help Alex & crew!"
Carly Whittled, Flood Damage in San Antonio, TX2021-02-09
★★★★★ - "Taking the time to let everyone know of the great service I received from Alex and his crew, least I can do. Man I was freaking out when I saw all the water in my new kitchen. Alex was able to save my kitchen and make it look like nothing ever happened. Alex (A.K.A LIFE SAVER). Thanks again!!"
Carol Williams, Emergency Water Removal in San Antonio, TX2020-12-10
★★★★★ - "Great local business that sincerely puts the customer first been doing business with Eric and his crews for years can't say enough about their work ethics, especially now a days. Keep up the high standards."
Joe Matti, Emergency Water Removal in San Antonio, TX2020-11-19
★★★★★ - "Totally happy. Service is the key to this company. This is truly a 5 star company. I highly recommend this company for high quality professional work to restore your home better then brand new."
Ellis Sutton, Water Damage Restoration in San Antonio, TX2020-11-19
★★★★★ - "Can't say about Complete Restoration service, they are constantly go above and beyond my expectations. Had several properties where my insurance company send their contractors to perform inspections of some water damage I had, they wanted to recommended to do the minimum, when the water was trapped inside the walls. Alex produced moisture readings and an Thermal imaging report that was sent to my insurance company which in turned helped me get everything covered to make sure it was going to get dried out properly not just on the surfaces like their contractors wanted to do, I am not dumb thats why they were sent by the insurance co. Really appreciate Alex being thorough and honest. Thank you for having my best interest in mind"
Tylor Roman, Water Damage Restoration in San Antonio, TX2020-11-19
★★★★★ - "Alex was really professional and informative when it came to guiding me in taking the proper steps in how to deal with my insurance company which were giving me a hard time. It was great having him on my side throughout the process of bringing my home back together. Thank you Alex."
Mark Willium, Flood Restoration in San Antonio, TX2020-11-12
★★★★★ - "Just want to take the time to acknowledge the great work ethic of Sammy and his crew, very professional and mindful of all my health concerns. Had a serious toilet overflow, they worked throughout the night to clean up the mess that was left behind and continued to be very helpful throughout the entire process. Definitely would recommend Complete Clean Water Extraction without any hesitation."
Vicki Buchanan, Sewage Cleanup in San Antonio, TX2020-11-12
★★★★★ - "Can't say about Complete Restoration service, they are constantly go above and beyond my expectations. Had several properties where my insurance company send their contractors to perform inspections of some water damage I had, they wanted to recommended to do the minimum, when the water was trapped inside the walls. Alex produced moisture readings and a Thermal imaging report that was sent to my insurance company which in turn helped me get everything covered to make sure it was going to get dried out properly not just on the surfaces like their contractors wanted to do, I am not dumb that's why they were sent by the insurance co. Really appreciate Alex being thorough and honest. Thank you for having my best interest in mind"
Tylor Roman, Burst Pipe in San Antonio, TX2020-11-12
★★★★★ - "Really had a bad situation, had my sewer back up through half of my house. This company was fast to respond and very detailed oriented, made sure every step was taken to sure my house was properly sanitized, and dried out, even after the adjuster was saying that it really wasn't a BIG DEAL and we didn't to take all these steps. Alex met the adjuster and showed him with a thermal imaging camera the extent of the damage and educated him on the health risk and liability if he didn't allow the proper steps to be taken. I am so grateful I had him on my side."
Selina Marshall, Water Damage Restoration in San Antonio, TX2020-11-12
★★★★★ - "Want to thank you for your honesty. We received a refund check for nearly 800.00 from Complete Clean Water Extraction and we didn't even that our insurance company had covered some services that I originally paid for. Thanks for going out of your way to do the right thing."
Jack Travi, Emergency Water Removal in San Antonio, TX2020-11-12
★★★★★ - "Thank you Eric for sending Sammy to service the water damage in my laundry room. He was very thoughtful of my time and all my concerns. Even though it was not a big job he still took the time to make sure everything was done to my standards. Very impressed with that kind of service."
Martin Pennington, Water Damage Restoration in San Antonio, TX2020-11-12
★★★★★ - "Taking the time to let everyone know of the great service I received from Alex and his crew, least I can do. Man I was freaking out when I saw all the water in my new kitchen. Alex was able to save my kitchen and make it look like nothing ever happened. Alex (A.K.A LIFE SAVER). Thanks again!!"
Carol Williams, Emergency Water Removal in San Antonio, TX2020-11-12
★★★★★ - "This company is a class act. They cleaned my tile floors with meticulous care, leaving them in like new condition. The workman were professional and truly wanted to do an excellent job to my satisfaction. Highly recommended."
Margaret in San Antonio, TX
★★★★★ - "Awesome! I thought I had ruined my brand new hardwood floors with poor commercial wax. They showed up on time and got straight to work stripping it all off without damaging the wood. Floors look as good as new! Would definitely hire them again for my tile and carpet as well!"
Veronica P. in Cibolo, TX
★★★★★ - "I wish I could give Eric Argueta, Complete Clean 100 Stars. They are an awesome company. They do not haggle you to get over the top services you don't want or need. I called him late on Friday and asked him to come out early on Saturday. He was so generous and kind to oblige my request. My carpet looked like mud, but when his crew finished they looked like brand new carpets. I can truly guarantee that you will be 100% satisfied with Carpet Clean. Eric thank you!!! You Rock!!!"
Patricia Williams in San Antonio, TX
★★★★★ - "Eric was able to stretch the carpets for me the day I called. He was prompt, professional, and very fair. I highly recommend Complete Clean."
Vickie in Boerne, TX
★★★★★ - "Plastic pipe connection in the wall for the refrigerator water line cracked so we had a steady geyser of water flowing in the kitchen, kitchen pantry, and master bedroom closet (shares a wall with the kitchen). Found Complete Clean via Google search and called early in the morning the next day (after the plumber repaired the leak) and spoke to Eric the owner who said he and another employee could be at our house in less than 1 hour. Eric was so sympathetic to our plight (plumber and carpet restoration cost was less than our insurance deductible so we were paying for everything), that he included 2 additional blowers at no cost (after we agreed to pay for 2 blowers and a dehumidifier to be used in the master bedroom closet, carpeting/padding, and dry wall) for the dry wall behind the refrigerator and pantry dry wall. Eric also allowed all of the equipment to remain on our property for 2 additional days (e.g., over the weekend) for free."
The Brown Family in San Antonio, TX
★★★★★ - "Very professional, fast and friendly I will call them again and I do recommend them!! My carpet has not look like this since the first day I moved in my home. Thank you guys!"
Curtis Render in San Antonio, TX
★★★★★ - "I have a pup that made a hole in the carpet in the middle of the room. I thought that at best l could patch it and it would not be noticeable, but Eric Argueta really did a wonderful job! am very pleased with his work and could not even tell where the ripped carpet was. I called this company based on reviews, that's why I give this job a 5/5. I wish I could post the pictures, it was just amazing, like nothing ever happened!"
Diana Poblano in Converse, TX
★★★★★ - "Awesome work."
Anonymous in Alamo Heights, TX
★★★★★ - "Complete Clean Restoration continues to impress! I can't say enough about the work Eric does - the BEST company we have used for carpet cleaning both personally and as Realtors. Eric is a master at stain removal & our light-colored carpet. Complete Clean Restoration continues to impress! I can't say enough about the work Eric does - the BEST company we have used for carpet cleaning both personally and as Realtors. Eric is a master at stain removal & our light-colored carpet looks brand new after he cleans it - like magic! Recently we had a water leak that effected our bedroom carpet. Eric came promptly with his fans, dehumidifier, and now we are back to normal with fresh, clean carpet. Complete Clean Restoration is extremely professional - prompt, courteous, incredible results and attention to detail. We appreciate that Eric respects our home by placing corner guards on all our furniture & he takes the time to listen & do the job right. Our highest recommendation & we'll continue to refer all our family, friends & clients!!"
Sakkara & Barry Biggs, Oakwood Residents, Remax & Associates2016-07-21
★★★★★ - "Complete Clean is extremely knowledgeable with reasonable rates and quick services for water damage.
The work speaks volumes for the company."
Leticia Argueta2016-07-21
★★★★★ - "I've been utilizing Complete Restoration's carpet cleaning services for years! Eric and his team are always punctual, professional, and friendly. They do an amazing job with my carpets and I will never use any other carpet cleaners again. I've been utilizing Complete Restoration's carpet cleaning services for years! Eric and his team are always punctual, professional, and friendly. They do an amazing job with my carpets and I will never use any other carpet cleaners again. You definitely get your money's worth and carpet looks brand new every time!!"
Anna Olivarez2016-07-21
★★★★★ - "I am very pleased with the service provided. Eric responded promptly to the needed repairs with efficiency and professionalism. Technician was on time and did exactly what we requested at the price quoted. Our company will definitely be doing business here again!"
Sheila Campbell in Schertz, TX
★★★★★ - "Eric and Joel could not have been better to work with. I received calls and texts letting me know when they would arrive. They arrived on time and helped work around other workers in the house. They were extremely fast and efficient in completing the job stretching the carpet in my new home. I felt comfortable working with them and would recommend them to anybody."
Ryan in Lake Hills, TX
★★★★★ - "The San Antonio hail storm caused damage across the city - Knowing there was a lot of damage, I was really worried that I could get help quickly, but was fortunate that I called Complete Clean - Eric came to the house right away & we had the carpet & pad pulled up with driers going in less than 2 hours from the time I called. I am a realtor and always am asked for referrals from my clients......Eric will always be #1 on my list for all the services he provides! "
Carole Sutherland
★★★★★ - ""Great communication. Gave me a good estimate. Finished the job in the time he said it would take. Carpet looks better than when we moved in the house 5 years ago. Would recommend to my friends.""
Anonymous in Universal City, TX2015-11-23
★★★★★ - "I would highly recommend Eric & Complete Clean! My doggies left calling cards on my carpet. Eric responded promptly to my call for service, his price was very reasonable, and he did an amazing & professional job! The stains are all gone, the odor is all gone and my carpet looks brand new! He really saved me from those do-it-yourself machines. I've tried before and they don't do 1/4 the job. I will surely recommend you to family, friends and clients! Thanks again Eric!"
Diana Jordan2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "Got indoor-outdoor carpet completely clean even though it is probably 25 years old. Got the 20 year old light green carpet looking like new. Even got a really bad rust stain completely out of the light green carpet. Very pleased and recommended to my realtor."
Marian Parks2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "I have recommended Complete Clean to my insurance clients including family members. The feedback on the completed work has been outstanding. I will continue to recommend Eric and Complete Clean Restoration to my clients in the future."
Sheri D'Amore2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "My house is almost totally tile. Eric cleaned our grout which started out as a taupe color and had turned very dark over time. After cleaning, it looked brand new! It was so worth it and made a huge difference. I would highly recommend Complete Clean. His prices are fair and professionalism is outstanding! Thanks Eric!"
Gail Couser2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "I am a property manager for the New Braunfels, San Antonio area. I have been in business for over 10 years. During this time, our company has had to get carpets cleaned numerous times over the years. The only person I will do business with for carpet cleaning and restoration is Eric with Complete Clean. He can get any carpet repaired, replaced, or cleaned to the best professional look I have ever seen since I have been in Real Estate. TRUST ME! Only use Eric with Complete Clean, you will be extremely impressed with his results!"
Michael Randol2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "In the business of helping people buy, sell, or rent homes, Eric is my go-to person for all kinds of floor needs. He is worthy of referral to anyone that needs work done on homes, especially to people who are preparing their homes to sell. Eric is professional, prompt, and does a very good job with his work."
Billie Zimmerman2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "Eric and his assistant did a great job repairing carpet that our dog chewed and scratched up. They even saved us money by being able to stretch the carpet out instead of replacing it. Very quick and professional job. Getting the quote was fast also; Eric responded quickly to my online inquiry. I definitely recommend them!"
Anonymous in Castroville, TX2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "On behalf of my co-workers, here is some of the feedback. Complete Clean saved my area rug that I thought I would have to spend thousands of dollars to replace, yet Complete Clean was able to restore my area rug at a reasonable price and my area rug looks new again. Complete Clean is extremely knowledgeable with reasonable rates. The work speaks volumes for the company."
Home Owner2015-05-27
★★★★★ - "Thank goodness for Complete Clean Restoration and Eric!! My synthetic Berber-style carpet has seen a LOT of pet staining and general foot-traffic over the past 15 years. Eric always manages to get the carpet into presentable shape again! He's cleaned my carpet about twice a year for the past eight years (because it gets dirty that quickly from the pets). The carpet looks really good after Eric finishes working on it (which is not an easy job), and I can't smell any pet odor either (amazing!). Professional, ethical, hard working, and genuinely cares about doing the job right - that is Eric and Complete Clean Restoration. Eric also fixed a damaged patch of carpet for me (shredded by one of the dogs digging at it), and the repaired area blended into the surrounding carpet so as to not be noticeable. This is a 10-Star Company in my book! I highly recommend them – other carpet cleaning companies fall very short of the mark (I tried several before finding Eric). Many thanks to Eric and Complete Clean Restoration for super service at fair prices!"
Kat B. in San Antonio, TX2014-12-15
★★★★★ - "The staff at complete clean are amazing, very professional and have excellent customer service!
This is the 2nd year I have worked with Eric at Complete Clean and he has once again transformed my living room like new!! I have 2 small boys who can make a mess & Eric makes it all go away like the day we moved in!!
I have used ALOT of carpet cleaners, I've even tried it myself & Complete Clean is just simply the BEST carpet cleaner in San Antonio.
Eric gives an honest assessment of what you need and the price he quotes is always fair. He works fast and does a thorough job and he doesn't leave until you are happy with his work.
This is one company that I will call year after year for my cleaning needs because this company certainly delivers on it's name!"
Julie McClain in San Antonio/Helotes area, TX2014-06-18
★★★★★ - "I have recommended Complete Clean to two of my clients were the conditions of the carpets we're very bad and we were looking at giving a carpet allowance which would have cost my clients thousands. Eric made those carpets look like new the best part of it all, those two houses sold in one day of being listed and big part of it was due to the carpets. We recommend Completely Clean to every one of our clients especially if they're looking to save a lot of money in floor replacement. Thanks a lot Eric we appreciate your great service and awesome results."
Mike Daniels- Century 21Realtor2014-06-06
★★★★★ - "I just want to say thank you for the great job you did at my home recently! The carpets look great! And your price was very reasonable! I will surely recommend you to my friends & family! Thanks again and may God continue to bless you and Complete Clean!"
Diana Jordan at Teamwork Financial Group2014-06-05
★★★★★ - "I am a business owner and have had the opportunity to contract many different carpet cleaning companies over the years, however when I found Complete Clean, I stopped looking. We recently bought a new business where the carpets had not been taken care of properly. I fully expected that we would have to rip them out and install new carpet. When I called Complete Clean, Eric came out and gave me an estimate and said that he could restore the carpets. I was skeptical, however, he proved me wrong, the carpets looked and smelled amazing! We have several hundred people walking on our carpets every month, and for this reason, Complete Clean cleans our carpets anywhere from two to four times per month, and every time they come out looking amazing, we always get compliments on how awesome the room smells. In addition to their awesome customer service, Eric is very professional and very knowledgeable in his field. He explained to me what I needed to keep the carpets looking their best with no hype and no outrageous upcharge, Eric is there to help and answer any questions for us with integrity and honesty, this is something that is greatly appreciated. There is no need for us to look for another carpet cleaning company, Complete Clean is who we will always call."
Tammie Rizan-Dorsey2014-05-27
★★★★★ - "Complete Clean Restoration has been cleaning the carpets and tile here at the Dominion Golf Club Resort for the last 7 years we are always very satisfied at the results and the service we get from them we would gladly recommend them and we have. They always seem to leave our floors looking like new saving us thousands in floor replacement. Thanks Eric for your great service."
John Volker, Commercial Carpet Cleaning at Dominion Golf Club2014-05-20
★★★★★ - "I have been very pleased with Complete Clean. The owner, Eric is so easy to get a hold of and is available within a 24hr notice. His company does a great job with all of our requests. From cleaning carpet our carpets to cleaning tile. He does it all. I had him come out and clean the tile at my personal home and I was shocked at the difference!! Night and day!! It was so clean and it was nice to see the natural grout color after all these years. I would highly recommend this company to anyone who needs there carpet, tile, ect... cleaned and with professional service to boot."
James Ynclan of Global Realty Group, Carpet Cleaning and Tile Cleaning2013-04-29
★★★★★ - "The repair look worse than the actual problem we had to make this look like nothing ever happened because we did not want to have to replace the carpet and entire upstairs since we were movin out in a couple of months complete clean made the repair very hard to see, the only reason we were able to even notice it because when you it what's there thanks Eric for saving us a thousands on not having to replace the up stairs carpet will definitely recommend them."
Mr. & Mrs. Lane in Boerne, Texas2013-04-18
★★★★★ - "We have use complete clean to clean the carpets at my church and my house more than one occasion we have been happy every time with their service what really sets them apart is that the stains never come back after they are done we use them to clean our carpet right before we moved out and I would definitely be calling them to clean the carpet in our new home thanks again Eric for your great service you provide us."
Pastor Don Ohms at Light House Church in San Antonio, Texas2013-04-18
★★★★★ - "We have all white carpet that hadn't been cleaned in over 10 years and it showed it. We were going to replace the carpet after this year but when Eric with Complete Clean got through with it it was almost as good as new my husband was really surprised he thought I was just wasting my money but now he is happy that he can save thousands by not having to replace the carpet and making me happy at the same time. Thanks Eric."
Judge Alonzo, Stonehaven subdivision San Antonio, TX2013-04-18
★★★★★ - "We called Complete Clean to come out to a bad bleach spot that was caused by my one of my kids I try to work on it myself but cannot get it to match so we call to see but there was anything that can be done Eric came out at no cost and give me a free estimate and assured me that he could take care of the problem I was kinda skeptical at first because we had a previous carpet repair company do some work in one of our other houses and the repair look worse than the actual problem we had to make this look like nothing ever happened because we did not want to have to replace the carpet and entire upstairs since we were movin out in a couple of months complete clean made the repair very hard to see, the only reason we were able to even notice it because when you it what's there thanks Eric for saving us a thousands on not having to replace the up stairs carpet will definitely recommend them."
Home Owner in San Antonio, TX2013-04-18
★★★★★ - "My wife decided to get some puppies for my daughters so I unwilling agreed. They made my back room that was all tile their own kennel, the tile floor was full of puppy mess and the smell was almost unbearable. I finally had to do something about it. Complete Clean came out and restored my tile and grout to almost new conditions I was so amazed. I thought I would never get the tile to look like it use to, best part they got that horrible odor out completely. Thanks for giving me back my playroom."
Carlos Terraza, CD Auto & Tire Owner2012-08-08
★★★★★ - "I woke up to 2 inches of water in my house in the middle of the night didn't know who to call I went online and called Complete Clean. I chose them because I was able to talk to live person and not a recording like the previous companies I called. They arrived at my house with-in 20 minutes and were really patience with me and answered all my questions they really made my all concerns their concerns. They helped make that rough night alot easier and walked me throughout the whole water damage remediation process from start to finish. I loved that they were able to bill and work with my insurance company directly which gave me one less thing to worry about which was important to me when going through a ordeal like that. Thanks Eric with Complete Clean."
Mike Hudson, Emergency Service2012-08-08
★★★★★ - "My husband and I decided to put our house on the market our real estate agent mentioned to us to be prepared to give a carpet allowance. We knew our carpets and tile were in rough shape but we really didn't want to lose thousands in the deal. Complete Clean re- stretched all the carpets and did a Deep Restoration Cleaning throughout the whole house, we were so amazed with results. Not one buyer asked for a carpet allowance that was more money back in our pockets. Very pleased with that!" Mr. & Mrs. Campos, Carpet Restoration Cleaning"
Anonymous in Camp Verde, TX2012-08-08
★★★★★ - "Complete Clean really helped me out. I had a called them for a water damage estimate because I had a real high deductible and I knew I couldn't not afford to pay the normal insurance rates because I had called other companies for estimates. Eric was the only one willing to work with me and my budget and he did not cut any corners. He made sure I got the same treatment as if I were paying the full insurance rates for water remediation work. They were really helpful in explaining to me the whole water remediation process and were real careful with my possessions. I am so relieved that I don't have to worry about having bacteria or mold growing in my house with a wife and two kids in the house that was a huge concern. I am relieved that we have a healthy envoirment to live in. Really appericate your help Eric." Keith Wilson, Water Damage Restoration"
Anonymous in Converse, TX2012-08-08
★★★★★ - "I have a couple rescue dogs that go in and out constantly so you can imagine how my carpets get and to mention the doggy accidents. But thanks to Complete Clean my carpets stay fresh and clean longer, I love that I don't have to worry about stains coming back and with the application of no residue rinse my carpets stay clean much longer." Kathleen Berard, Carpet Cleaning"
Anonymous in San Antonio, TX2012-08-08
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Mendon made a strong start hold up as the Hornets topped Colon, 63-51, Tuesday at home.
Mendon (3-0) outscored the Magi 17-9 in the opening quarter to get the lead. Colon (0-3) closed the gap to 30-23 at halftime. The Hornets increased the margin to 47-38 after three quarters.Four Hornets hit in double-figures led by Marcus Craft and Andy Brueck with 13 points each, while Erik Batten tossed in 12 and Joe Gales added 11.
Also for Mendon, Derek Zagon and Kaleb McCarroll each finished with five and Zach Darmofal added four.
Aaron Balizet notched 17 points to lead the Magi, while Brad Brittingham added 14, including four three-pointers. Also, Anthony Saxman and Tyler Schipper each threw in eight and Chase Morris and Ryan Balizet each had two.
Brueck led the Hornets on the boards with seven rebounds, Craft collected five and Logan Slaughter, Zagon, Batten and Darmofal each had four.
Darmofal also dished seven assists, while Zagon added four.
BC Lakeview 63, Sturgis 45
The Spartans broke open a close game at halftime to get the win over the visiting Trojans.
"Poor coaching, poor shooting, poor decision making," Sturgis coach Keith Kurowski said. "Those three things will lead to a loss every time out."
Lakeview led 16-14 at halftime.
"In the first half, we had the tempo we wanted," Kurowski said. "We played good defense, held them to one shot. We were within striking distance."
Lakeview (2-1 overall, 2-0 SMAC East) took over in the third quarter outscoring the Trojans, 25-11, to push the lead to 41-25 with eight minutes remaining.
"They regained the tempo in the third quarter," Kurowski said. "We were never able to recover."
Sturgis (1-2, 0-2) shot only 32 percent from the floor, including only 2-for-16 from behind the arc.
"We never got clicking offensively, never got into a rhythm all night, it was a 32-minute struggle," Kurowski said. "Credit Lakeview's defense."
Chance Stewart scored 24 points and added 18 rebounds for the Trojans, Jalen Cox added 12 points, Patrick Haas hit for seven and Eduardo Portillo had two.
Lakeview spread out their offense.
"They were balanced, I was impressed with them," Kurowski said.
Donnie Ernsberger, after 55 points in the first two games, scored a team-high 13, Tyler Polendo finished with nine, Jake Love added eight and Isaac Cloward had seven.
Sturgis will look to bounce back Friday at Marshall.
"We need improved shooting and ball-handling," Kurowski said.
Three Rivers 58, Comstock 33
The Wildcats picked up their first win of the season with a home win over the Colts in a Wolverine cross-divisional game.
"I can't tell you how good it feels," Mike Carhart said of his first career win at the helm of Three Rivers.
After an even opening quarter that saw Comstock (1-2) hold a 9-7 edge, Three Rivers (1-2) took control. The Wildcats led 21-15 at halftime and 37-20 after three quarters.
"We played rushed coming out of the locker room," Carhart said. "We really slowed down the offense, showed some patience and knocked down some shots."
A defensive change also played a key.
"We switched to a zone, the kids were more familiar with a zone, since that's what they ran last year," Carhart said. "They played great on the perimeter, had active hands and got some steals. Down low, the guys played strong and things turned around once we started boxing out."
Burr Oak 61, Marshall Academy 38
A strong second half lifted the Bobcats to a 61-38 road win over the Griffins Tuesday.
"We got off to a slow start in the first half," Burr Oak coach Dave Brackett said. "We picked up our defense coming out of the half and out scored them 34-19.
Burr Oak (2-1) led 27-19 at the break.
Kenny Watson led the Bobcats with 17 points, Christian Eckert and Justin Mullins each tossed in 12, James Saylor added eight and Alex Munoz had four.
Lakewood Park 68, Lakeland 38
Lakewood Park held Lakeland to six first quarter points, while scoring 20 and went on to beat the Lakers 68-38 Tuesday night.
After a 36-22 halftime, Lakewood Park outscored the lakers 17-5 in the third quarter to put the game away.
Chandler Mynhier led lakeland with 13 points.
Mitch Herber scored nine, followed by Daemyn Priestley and Spencer Mortola both had five, Todd Knote added four and Marco Olivares scored two.
Other scores
In other scores where complete stats were unavailable, Kalamazoo Cougars beat Centreville 65-35, Maple Valley topped Constantine 55-43 and Ft. Wayne Canterbury beat Howe School 91-33.


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b. "Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee" (now "FAmSCo") is the representing body of Fedora Ambassadors Project (now Ambassadors Project).
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Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party
The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. He said they resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias.
"I want to apologize on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided," Steven Miller, who has been acting IRS commissioner, told the House Ways and Means Committee as the panel held Congress' first hearing on the episode. "The affected organizations and the American public deserve better. Partisanship and even the perception of partisanship have no place at the Internal Revenue Service."
At a hearing that saw lawmakers from both parties harshly criticize his agency, Miller conceded that "foolish mistakes were made" by IRS officials trying to handle a flood of groups seeking tax-exempt status. He said the process that resulted in conservatives being targeted, "while intolerable, was a mistake and not an act of partisanship."
Though Miller and another top IRS official are stepping down, the chairman of the committee said that would not be enough.
"The reality is this is not a personnel problem. This is a problem of the IRS being too large, too powerful, too intrusive and too abusive of honest, hardworking taxpayers," said Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich.
Camp also said the tougher examinations that conservative groups encountered seemed to be part of a "culture of cover-ups and intimidation in this administration." He offered no other examples.
Camp's remark about cover-ups drew a sharp retort from the committee's top Democrat, Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan. Levin said if the hearing became a preview of the 2014 political campaigns, "we'll be making a very, very serious mistake."
The administration has been forced on the defensive about last September's terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, and the government's seizure of The Associated Press' telephone records as part of a leaks investigation.
Republicans are hoping to link the issues in an effort to raise questions about President Barack Obama's credibility and make it harder for him to press a second-term agenda.
Friday's hearing is the first of what are expected to be many on the subject by congressional panels. Underscoring the seriousness of the episode, Miller was sworn in as a witness, an unusual step for the Ways and Means panel and one that could put Miller in jeopardy if he is later shown to have misled lawmakers with his testimony.
Levin said that the IRS's mistreatment of conservative groups meant the agency "completely failed the American people." He said Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that makes decisions about tax-exempt groups, should be "relieved of her duties."
Miller said the IRS struggled to efficiently handle growing numbers of applications for tax-exempt status.
The agency has said between 2008 and 2012, the number of groups applying for tax-exempt status as so-called social welfare groups more than doubled. Along with that was an increase in complaints that such groups were largely engaging in electoral politics, which is not supposed to be their primary activity.
"I do not believe partisanship motivated the people" at the IRS who engaged in the harsher screening for conservative groups, Miller said.
In recent months, Republicans on the Ways and Means panel had repeatedly asked the IRS about complaints from conservative groups that their applications were being treated unfairly.
On Friday, numerous Republicans wanted to know why Miller and others never told them the groups were being targeted, even after May 2012, when the IRS has said Miller was briefed on the practice. Miller was previously a deputy commissioner whose portfolio included the unit that made decisions about tax-exempt status.
"I did not mislead Congress or the American people," Miller told Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., R-La., one of several Republicans who challenged him about why he hadn't mentioned the targeting in the past.
Also testifying Friday was J. Russell George, the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration.
In a report he issued this week, George said IRS officials reported they were not politically pressured to target conservative groups. Asked about that conclusion, George said Friday, "We have no evidence at this time to contradict that assertion," but in prepared testimony to the committee he said he is continuing to investigate that question.
George's report concluded that the IRS office in Cincinnati, which screened applications for the tax exemptions, improperly singled out tea party and other conservative groups for tougher treatment. The report says the practice began in March 2010 and lasted more than 18 months.
The report blamed "ineffective management" for letting IRS officials craft "inappropriate criteria" to review applications from tea party and other conservative groups, based on their names or political views. It found that the IRS took no action on many of the conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status for long periods of time, hindering their fundraising for the 2010 and 2012 elections.
Republicans have spent the past few days trying to link the IRS' improper scrutiny of conservatives to Obama. The president has said he didn't know about the targeting until last Friday, when Lerner acknowledged at a legal conference that conservative groups had been singled out.
Many of the groups were applying for tax-exempt status as social welfare organizations, which are allowed to participate in campaign activity if that is not their primary activity. The IRS judges whether that imprecise standard is met.
Attorney General Eric Holder has said the FBI was investigating whether the IRS may have violated applicants' civil rights.
Obama has rejected the idea of naming a special prosecutor to investigate the episode, saying the investigations by Congress and the Justice Department were sufficient.
Obama has named Daniel Werfel, a top White House budget officer, to replace Miller.
Also Thursday, Joseph Grant, one of Miller's top deputies, announced plans to retire June 3, according to an internal IRS memo. Grant is commissioner of the agency's tax exempt and government entities division, which includes the agents that targeted tea party groups for additional scrutiny.
Grant joined the IRS in 2005 and took over as acting commissioner of the tax exempt and government entities division in December 2010. He was just named the permanent commissioner May 8.
When asked whether Grant was pressured to leave, IRS spokeswoman Michelle Eldridge said Grant had more than 31 years of federal service and it was his personal decision to leave.


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text: Local News Best Roller Coasters Across the USA June 9, 2011 / 11:58 AM / CBS NEWS The world's tallest at a height of 456 feet, and America's fastest roller coaster, Kingda Ka launches at 128 miles per hour. Riders fall at a 90-degree right angle after reaching the peak. Named after the Bengal tiger that lives next to the ride, Kingda Ka is less than a minute long, but it promises to be one of the scariest of your life! (Photo credit STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) X Scream on top of the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas, NV This thrill ride is a must for adrenaline junkies visiting Sin City. Perched on the top of the tallest observation tower in the U.S., riders hover almost 900 feet above the Vegas Strip. Enjoy freefall sensations with amazing views of the city. (Photo by the Stratosphere Tower via Getty Images) Déjà Vu at Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA This is a Boomerang design coaster where riders fall both forward and backward during the trip. Déjà Vu sends you flying straight up toward the sky and down toward the ground, with six complete inversions in all. (Photo by Peter Brandt/Getty Images) The Coney Island Cyclone in New York, NY A New York City landmark, the Cyclone opened in 1927 when a ride cost only twenty-five cents! But don't let its old age fool you; this is a fast, bumpy and exciting wooden ride! Located in Coney Island, the Cyclone is one of the most famous attractions in New York City and continues to thrill thousands each year. (Photo credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) Montu at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida One of the tallest and longest inverted roller coasters in the world, Montu is named for an ancient Egyptian god of war. Riders are flipped upside-down a total of seven times, and feel an intense 3.85 g-force on this track. (Photo Credit: Aimee Jeansonne Becka/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay via Getty Images) The Riddler's Revenge at Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA Named for Batman's archenemy, The Riddler's Revenge is the world's tallest and fastest stand-up roller coaster. It also includes the most inversions, highest drop, and largest vertical loop of any stand-up coaster. (Photo Credit: Randy Son Of Robert) West Coaster at Pacific Park in Santa Monica, CA Located on the famous Santa Monica Pier, this is the only oceanfront rollercoaster on the West Coast. Enjoy the views of Santa Monica Bay and feel the sprays of the Pacific Ocean while cruising around the entire theme park. (Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Goliath at Six Flags over Georgia in Atlanta, GA This enormous steel roller coaster has earned its moniker. 4,480 feet of track is spread across 8 ½ acres of land. Goliath begins with a 170-foot drop and the next three minutes only get wilder! (Photo credit: jsfanjul) The Boss at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri Consistently ranked among the top five wooden roller coasters in the country, the Boss will definitely push you around. Featuring four drops, including a huge 15-story double-down double drop, riders reach speeds of nearly 70 miles per hour. People love its "terrain twister" style, where the cars dip up and down with the ground beneath it. (Photo Credit: hagerman) The Incredible Hulk at Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, FL Named for the iconic comic book superhero, The Incredible Hulk roller coaster features a unique uphill launch at the beginning of the ride that reaches a speed of 40 miles per hour in two seconds. Through seven full inversions, 100-foot drops and a weightless "zero g" roll, you simulate the power of the Hulk's transformation. (Photo Credit: daryl_mitchell) Volcano, The Blast Coaster at King Dominion in Doswell, VA The only roller coaster in the world that shoots you straight out the top of a simulated volcano, this ride also features the world's tallest inversion at 155 feet. Experience an 80-foot drop and 70 mile per hour speeds all while suspended from the track! (Photo Credit: daveynin) SheiKra at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida The first dive machine rollercoaster in America, SheiKra is named for a type of hawk known to plunge straight down for its prey. The coaster has a straight vertical drop and was converted to be floorless, so riders' legs dangle. (Photo Credit: Brian Marshall) California Screamin' at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, CA The longest and fastest roller coaster at the Disneyland Resort, California Screamin' climbs 120 feet before taking the plunge. It is the second longest steel rollercoaster in the U.S. and is made to resemble an old wooden coaster on a boardwalk. (Photo Credit: superstrikertwo) The Twister at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA Located in the Poconos of Pennsylvania, the Twister is a recreation of John C. Allen's famous "Mister Twister" design of 1964. The ride includes a double helix, large swoop curve and a zigzag lift. (Photo Credit: Mttbme) The Roller Coaster at the New York, New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV Located on the famed Las Vegas Strip, the Roller Coaster soars in front of the Statue of Liberty replica inside the New York, New York Hotel & Casino. The cars are designed to resemble New York City taxicabs and the coaster station looks like an NYC subway station. This ride features the world's first "heartline" twist and dive maneuver, in which riders experience negative g-force. (Photo Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) Pepsi Orange Streak at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. A roller coaster inside a mall? It's true! Located in the center of the largest mall in America, you can take a break from shopping-til-you-drop to catch some real drops and curves. (Photo Credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images) Diamondback at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio The Diamondback is the most expensive coaster at the Kings Island theme park. This steel ride contains a splashdown at the end, 10 drops total and a top speed of 80 miles per hour. (Photo Credit: VisitKingsIsland.com) Shockwave at King Dominion in Doswell, VA This stand-up coaster includes a 360-degree horizontal loop, a double helix and 4-g's of force. Though considered too rough and rocky by some people, it continues to have a diehard fan base with park-goers seeking ultimate thrills. (Photo Credit: BigThunderMtn) Millennium Force at Cedar Point, Sandusky Ohio It's hard to miss when you arrive at Cedar Point. This coaster stands 310 feet above the Earth. It broke 10 world records when it opened in 2000 and continues to deliver ultimate thrills to those who challenge it. Riders will travel 93 mph during their two-minute journey! (credit: wikimedia commons)


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By Thomas Obitz, KPMG
Earlier this year, a working group led by Paul Bonnie, ING and I published a white paper on the integration of TOGAF® and BIAN, the framework of the Banking Industry Architecture Network. Gartner even suggested that the white paper greatly aids the big problem of arriving at a consistent reference model for banks. So how does a white paper help practicing architects in banks?
Every enterprise architect knows the two most difficult questions in a complex transformation initiative: How to describe the architecture of an organization – how to break down its functions and services, and arrive at a model which makes sense to everybody; and where to get started – what needs to be done, and how do the outputs fit together?
For this second question, the industry has pretty much agreed on the answer – TOGAF. It is a best practice process with a tremendous acceptance in the market place. However, it is industry independent, and, therefore, will not provide any models describing the specifics of a bank, or even the banking IT landscape. This gap of vertical content is a significant hurdle when attempting to get architecture initiatives off the ground.
Looking at our options within The Open Group Architecture Forum to address this challenge, creating industry-specific variants of the TOGAF framework would have stretched resources a bit too thin – and so the Architecture Forum decided to find a partner to collaborate with. We found it in BIAN.
BIAN, the Banking Industry Architecture Network, publishes a reference model for the services required as building blocks in the IT landscape of a bank. Like TOGAF, it leverages the experience of its members to identify best practices, and it has the support of major banks, leading software vendors and consultancies. The current services landscape has reached a certain level of maturity, describing more than 250 services.
The white paper describes how TOGAF and BIAN fit together, and where and how to use the BIAN collateral. Adapting the frameworks together yields several key benefits:
- The services landscape provides architects with a canvas to structure the IT landscape, to map their inherent challenges, and scope solutions quickly. Hence, it speeds up activities in the time critical mobilization phase of a transformation initiative and helps to keep momentum.
- Once a solution has been scoped in alignment with the services landscape, vendors supporting the BIAN reference model can provide components that implement the services. Consequently, it helps in the process of vendor selection.
- As the responsibilities of components and the business objects exchanged between them are defined, integration between components of the landscape becomes much easier, reducing integration cost and complexity.
In a recent engagement with a retail bank, I used the services landscape as the starting point for the analysis of the challenges the bank was facing and to map out potential solutions. It allowed the team to start out quickly with a structure that was accepted and natural.
So when you are looking for an approach to making a large transformation initiative fly – have a look at our paper, and use it as a tool for making your life easier. And please do give us feedback on your experiences with it via email or in the comments section of this blog post.
Thomas Obitz is a Principal Advisor with KPMG LLP in London. Building on more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, he acts primarily as a lead architect of major initiatives, as an enterprise architect, and a business architect. He has more than 13 years of experience in the Financial Services industry, with a strong focus on Investment Banking and Capital Markets.


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Home » Video » FISCHINGER, OSKAR (1921 - 1626): Volume 2
FISCHINGER, OSKAR (1921 - 1626): Volume 2
11 more groundbreaking pieces; the first - the Wax Experiments - dates from 1921-1926, the last from 1952 - A TV commercial for Muntz, employing again his Motion Painting technique. There is also Munchen-Berlin Wanderung, a piece never shown publicly, Muratti Privat (variations on the celebrated cigarette commercial), Studie No.5 (1930), Studie No. 9 and Studie No.12 as well as Komposition in Blau (1935), in which many new techniques were explored (it won multiple prizes), American March and Organic Fragment, from 1941, and his Mutascope Reels (1945). VHS PAL. With excellent notes in a 24 pp booklet in French and English.F
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|WELCOME TOGO! You are Number 210!to visit my BLOG~ WOW
|French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community. In January 2012, Togo assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term.
|The country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna
|Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq kmSize comparison: slightly smaller than West Virginia
|Land Boundaries:
| total: 1,647 km
border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km
|56 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 30 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
|gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Agou 986 m
|Natural resources:
|phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
|Land use:
| arable land: 44.2%
permanent crops: 3.7%
other: 52.1% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|73 sq km (2003)
|Natural hazards:
|hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
|Current Environment Issues:
|deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Togolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Togolese
|Ethnic groups:
|African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
|French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
|Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
|7,154,237 (July 2013 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 40.8% (male 1,461,606/female 1,453,846)
15-24 years: 20% (male 712,388/female 715,702)
25-54 years: 31.9% (male 1,132,912/female 1,148,103)
55-64 years: 4.2% (male 140,800/female 157,769)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 100,247/female 130,864) (2013 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 80.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 75.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5 %
potential support ratio: 20.1 (2013)
|Median age:
| total: 19.5 years
male: 19.2 years
female: 19.7 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|2.73% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|34.9 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 38% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas – population:
|LOME (capital) 1.593 million (2009)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|20 (1998 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|300 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 48.28 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 55.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 41.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 63.62 years
male: 61.07 years
female: 66.24 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|4.58 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|15.2% (2010)
|Health expenditures:
|7.7% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
|Hospital bed density:
|0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 89% of population
rural: 40% of population
total: 61% of populationunimproved:
urban: 11% of population
rural: 60% of population
total: 39% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 26% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 13% of populationunimproved:
urban: 74% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 87% of population (2010 est.)
|HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate:
|3.2% (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS:
|120,000 (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS – deaths:
|7,700 (2009 est.)
|Obesity – adult prevalence rate:
|4.3% (2008)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|20.5% (2008)
|Education expenditures:
|4.6% of GDP (2011)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.4%
male: 74.1%
female: 48% (2011 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
|total: 12.9 years (2011)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none former: French Togoland
|Government type:
|republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
| name: Lome
geographic coordinates: 6 07 N, 1 13 E
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|5 regions (regions, singular – region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes
|27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 27 April (1960)
|adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992
|Legal system:
|customary law system
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005);head of government: Prime Minister Kwesi Seleagodji AHOOMEY-ZUNU (since 23 July 2012)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held on 4 March 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote – Faure GNASSINGBE 60.9%, Jean-Pierre FABRE 33.9%, Yawovi AGBOYIBO 3%, other 2.2%
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral National Assembly (91 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 25 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)
election results: percent of vote by party – NA; seats by party – UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independents 1
|Judicial branch:
|highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into the Criminal Chamber and the Administrative Chamber, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges including the court president) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judge appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NAsubordinate courts: Court of Assizes (sessions court); appeals courts; tribunals of first instance (divided into civil, commercial, and correctional chambers; Court of State Security; military tribunal
|Political parties and leaders:
|Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yawovi AGBOYIBO] Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA Movement of the Believers of Peace and Equality or MOCEP National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE] Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO] Rainbow Alliance (a colalition including: CAR and CDPA) [Brigitte Adjamagbo JOHNSON] Rally for the Support for Development and Democracy or RSDD [Harry OLYMPIO] Save Togo Collective or CST (a coalition including: ANC and PSR) [Ata Messan Zeus AJAVON Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Gagou KOKOU] Union for the Republic or UNIR [Faure GNASSINGBE] Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO]
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|National anthem:
| name: "Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux" (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers)
lyrics/music: Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEHnote: adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Limbiye Edawa Kadangha BARIKI
chancery: 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 234-4212
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Robert E. WHITEHEAD
embassy: 4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome mailing address: B. P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20521-2300
telephone: [228] 2261-5470
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|This small, sub-Saharan economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for a significant share of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton generate about 40% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and Togo seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves. The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed over recent years. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a HIPC debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country"s debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
|GDP (purchasing power parity): $7.024 billion (2012 est.) $6.688 billion (2011 est.) $6.377 billion (2010 est.)note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $3.685 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP – real growth rate:
|5% (2012 est.) 4.9% (2011 est.) 4% (2010 est.)
|GDP – per capita (PPP):
|GDP – per capita (PPP): $1,100 (2012 est.) $1,100 (2011 est.) $1,100 (2010 est.)note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|Gross national saving:
|14.1% of GDP (2012 est.) 16.6% of GDP (2011 est.) 11.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
|GDP – composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 88.8%
government consumption: 12.3%
investment in fixed capital: 25.4%
investment in inventories: -0.2%
exports of goods and services: 39.3%
imports of goods and services: -66.8% (2012 est.)
|GDP – composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 88.8%
government consumption: 12.3%
investment in fixed capital: 25.4%
investment in inventories: -0.2%
exports of goods and services: 39.3%
imports of goods and services: -66.8% (2012 est.)
|Agriculture – products:
|coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (manioc), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish
|phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages
|Industrial production growth rate:
|5.2% (2012 est.)
|Labor force:
|2.595 million (2007)
|Labor force – by occupation:
| agriculture: 65%
industry: 5%
services: 30% (1998 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|Population below poverty line:
|32% (1989 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 27.1% (2006)
| revenues: $764.1 million
expenditures: $906.1 million (2012 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|20.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.6% (2012 est.) 3.6% (2011 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$418.4 million (2012 est.) -$302.7 million (2011 est.)
|$987.1 million (2012 est.) $1.031 billion (2011 est.)
|Exports – commodities:
|reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa
|Exports – partners:
|India 13.7%, Lebanon 10.5%, Burkina Faso 8%, Benin 7.9%, Niger 6%, China 5.8%, Netherlands 4.9%, Ghana 4.6% (2012)
|$1.541 billion (2012 est.) $1.494 billion (2011 est.)
|Imports – commodities:
|machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products
|Imports – partners:
|China 41.2%, Netherlands 8%, France 5.5%, UK 5.4% (2012)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$441.6 million (31 December 2012 est.) $774.3 million (31 December 2011 est.)
|Debt – external:
|$NA (31 December 2012 est.) $643.1 million (31 December 2011 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar – 510.53 (2012 est.) 471.87 (2011 est.) 495.28 (2010 est.) 472.19 (2009) 447.81 (2008)
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|Electricity – production:
|123 million kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 190
|Electricity – consumption:
|651 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity – exports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity – imports:
|683 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity – installed generating capacity:
|85,000 kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity – from fossil fuels:
|21.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity – from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity – from hydroelectric plants:
|78.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity – from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil – production:
|0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil – exports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil – imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil – proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
|Refined petroleum products – production:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products – consumption:
|28,670 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products – exports:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products – imports:
|6,829 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas – production:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas – consumption:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas – exports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas – imports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas – proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|3.166 million Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 240,000 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 125
|Cellular Phones in use:
|3.105 million (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular systemdomestic: microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 50 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating
international: country code – 228; satellite earth stations – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2010)
|Broadcast media:
|2 state-owned TV stations with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|1,168 (2012)
|Internet users:
|356,300 (2009)
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| 8 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 162
|Airports (paved runways):
|total 22,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 6914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2013)
|total 568 kmnarrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
| total 7,520 km
paved: 2,376 km
unpaved: 5,144 km (2000)
|50 km (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall) (2011)
|Merchant marine:
| total 61by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 38, carrier 3, chemical tanker 5, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 21 (China 1, Lebanon 6, Romania 1, Syria 6, Turkey 4, UAE 1, US 1, Yemen 1) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
|Kpeme, Lome
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|Military branches:
|Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, TAF), National Gendarmerie (2013)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year service obligation (2012)
|Manpower available for military service:
| males age 16-49: 1,577,572
females age 16-49: 1,589,715 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 1,104,536
females age 16-49: 1,158,061 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 74,036
female: 73,515 (2010 est.)
|Military expenditures:
|1.9% of GDP (2011)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes – International:
|in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments – joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary; in 2006, 14,000 Togolese refugees remain in Benin and Ghana out of the 40,000 who fled there in 2005; talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
|refugees (country of origin): 17,371 (Ghana); 5,593 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2012) IDPs: undetermined (2012)
|Illicit drugs:
|transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem


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Wee Treats by Tammy chose Caramel-Peanut-Topped Brownie Cake from Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. Tammy has the recipe or you can find it on page 264.
...then butter and cream are added to the caramelized sugar mixture. For this recipe, we added salted peanuts.
Check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers! Remember, if you want to join us in baking our way through Dorie's grand book, you need to join by the end of October!
Next week: Biscotti! This will be the first time I'm making these...and just in time. See, the Starbucks near my work is closing on November 7th. My co-workers and I have been dreading this. And I don't even drink coffee!! But it is only place within walking distance that serves tea, grapefruit Izze soda, biscotti!!! and a pretty decent turkey pesto sandwich. I know some people think Starbucks is evil, but this Starbucks didn't force out a mom-and-pop coffee place as there is a complete lack of food in our area...and my co-workers and I have gotten to know all the employees and will miss them (most are going to move to a different store). I guess we'll have to open up a coffeeshop in the library and make our own biscotti!